Ron Jirsa
Ron Jirsa
Ronald Howard "Ron" Jirsais an American college basketball coach who is currently an assistant coach at Radford. He has previously been the head coach at the University of Georgia and Marshall University...
effort either great half level needed poise
We've relied on our effort level and our poise and we didn't have either one tonight. Our effort level in the first half was a big key. We did not have great effort and we needed to have great effort.
month tougher
We are going to have to get tougher if we are going to go on through this month and make anything happen.
knows three together understand within
That's two in a row. He has to understand what he did and see if he can put it together for three straight. He has to play within the concept. He knows what we need from him.
best happy honor spent talking week
I'm happy for our seniors. We spent this week talking about what it was going to take and it was all about effort. That was the best way to honor our seniors.
adam add basketball believe enthusiasm player program spirit williams
I believe Adam Williams will personify our spirit and enthusiasm have at Marshall. He is an outstanding basketball player and will add to our program in many ways.
hard run stands
That run stands out a little more when you don't play hard in the first half. We should have been working the whole night.
cheer extremely fans hard playing
It's not necessarily about making every shot. It's playing extremely hard and I know that's a way to get the fans to cheer for us.
ball difficult free hit mark patton second throws took
It was difficult because they took away Mark Patton early. We were able to get him the ball in the second half, but (in the meantime) we were able to hit enough three-pointers and we made free throws down the stretch.
athletic game late physically seemed strong team
That's an athletic team and that's a physically strong team. I thought late in the game they seemed to get stronger.
allow ball half line needed played second settled stretch
They're not going to allow you to set up what you're doing. We settled down in the second half and played much more effectively. We got to the line better but during that (first half) stretch we weren't able to get the ball where we needed to score.
carolina defense east fought good job played shots
You've got to give East Carolina credit. They fought us off and made shots tonight. On defense they played a zone, and I thought they did a good job with that.
defensive effort execution offensive
The effort has been better. It's defensive execution and effort. It's offensive effort and poise.
corey great looked stretch
I thought Corey Rouse was great down the stretch and really looked good.
chance conference exposure great nation
The nation will see us, not only in the movie, but with our new exposure with Conference USA. It's a lot of exposure and a great chance to capitalize.